18 books like The concept of nature

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The idea of nature R. G. Collingwood · 1800 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The book propounds Collingwood's theory of philosophical method applied to the problem of the philosophy of nature. The book is divided into four major sections: Introduction, Greek Cosmology, The Renaissance View of Nature, and the Modern View of Nature. Shares Philosophy of nature, Nature, Science, Philosophy
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Meine Weltansicht Erwin Schrödinger · 1951 · ★ 3.8 · 109p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares Philosophy of nature, Science, Philosophy with this book.
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The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell · 1900 · ★ 3.9 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Moderate In the following pages I have confined myself in the main to those problems of philosophy in regard to which I thought it possible to say something positive and constructive, since merely negative criticism seemed out of place. For this reason, theory of knowledge occupies a larger space than metaphysics in the present volume, and some topics much discussed by philosophers are treated very… Shares Conocimiento, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy
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The common sense of science Jacob Bronowski · 1951 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable. Shares Science, Philosophy
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Χαρμίδης Plato · 1977 · ★ 3.5 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "Crois-tu qu'une ville serait bien gouvernée, si la loi ordonnait à chacun de tisser et de laver son vêtement, de tisser ses chaussures, sa burette à huile, son étrille et le tout le reste de même, sans mettre la main aux affaires d'autrui..." L'évocation de la priorité donnée aux affaires privées n'a rien d'étonnant dans le Charmide pour qui connaît l'entêtement de Platon à souligner l'état… Shares Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy
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Philosophical essays concerning human understanding David Hume · 1900 · ★ 4.0 "Over a series of elegantly written, engaging essays, the Enquiry examines the experiential and psychological sources of meaning and knowledge, the foundations of reasoning about matters that lie beyond the scope of our sensory experience and memory, the nature of belief, and the limitations of our knowledge. The positions Hume takes on these topics have been described as paradigmatically… Shares Conocimiento, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy
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Cosmos Alexander von Humboldt · 1845 · ★ 4.4 · 644p · ≈ 21h · Demanding Shares Ciencia, Nature, Science, Philosophy with this book.
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Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung Arthur Schopenhauer · 1819 · ★ 4.3 · 509p · ≈ 16h · Challenging The German philosopher explains his thoughts about intellectual perception and abstract representation and critically analyzes Kant's ideas and teachings. Bibliogs. Shares Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy
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Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 462p · ≈ 15h · Moderate As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In *Braiding Sweetgrass*, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and… Shares Philosophy of nature, Nature, Science, Philosophy
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The Knowledge Landscapes of Cyberspace David Hakken · 2003 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Science, Philosophy with this book.
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De rerum natura Titus Lucretius Carus · 1486 · ★ 4.0 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Challenging This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature. Lucretius (c100-c55BC), in elucidating this belief, steers the reader through an extraordinary breadth of subject matter, ranging from the indestructibility of… Shares Philosophy of nature, Nature, Science, Philosophy
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Critiques of knowing Lynette Hunter · 1999 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Science, Philosophy with this book.
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Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 Shares Philosophy with this book.
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Exploring Science Mark Levesley · 2001 · ★ 5.0 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Covering all of the Sc1 to Sc4 requirements, this series incorporates the ideas and evidence statements of the revised National Curriculum. The copymaster CD Rom includes worksheets that can be adapted to meet the exact needs of your pupils. Shares Science
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Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art David Ames Wells · 1850 · ★ 5.0 · 423p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares Science with this book.
Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, National
Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, National Discovery Education · 2023 Shares Science with this book.
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Advanced Signal Processing and Noise Reduction Saeed V. Vaseghi · 1975 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Signal processing plays an increasingly central role in the development of modern telecommunication and information processing systems, with a wide range of applications in areas such as multimedia technology, audio-visual signal processing, cellular mobile communication, radar systems and financial data forecasting. The theory and application of signal processing deals with the identification,… Shares Science
Co-Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Ethan Mollick · 2024 · ★ 3.9 Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could do previously. After millions of years on our own, humans had developed a kind of co-intelligence that could augment, or even replace, human thinking. Through his writing, speaking, and teaching, Mollick has become one… Shares Science

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